Aviation news this week reports that Jota Aviation has an administration on the cards - big news for the premier league clubs (understood to include Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United) who rely on its services to jet them between their all important games.

Jota's administration isn't noted on Companies House or the public Court records just yet but they have cancelled all flights, suspended all services and offered it's three freight aircraft up for sale - all certainly indicative of an intention to cease trading.

Jasmine Buildmart Pvt. Ltd. i.e., the corporate debtor (Jasmine) introduced a Gurgaon based housing project i.e., Krrish Provence Estate. The homebuyers of Krrish Provence Estate made an application for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) against Jasmine before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) as Jasmine could not complete the project even after a period of eight years. Additionally, the homebuyers sought a refund of approximately INR 69 million on the grounds of inordinate delay.

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced this week that Insolvency Practitioners at Teneo Financial Advisory Limited have been appointed as special administrators following Sberbank CIB's entry into special administration.

Restrictions on the issuing of statutory demands and winding-up petitions are due to come to an end at the end of the month having first been implemented by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”) in March 2020.

As of 1 April 2022, the restrictions will cease to apply and creditors will be free once again to issue winding-up petitions against debtors who are unable to pay sums owed.

The case of Re Premier FX Limited (in Liquidation) highlights the potentially dire consequences for a creditor who does not file their proof of debt by a set deadline - and makes clear that mistakenly forgetting to do so is not a sufficient excuse.

Premier FX was in business as a foreign exchange dealer and money transfer agent. Financial advice was sought when it became clear to the (newly appointed) directors that the claims received from customers exceed the balance of the funds held by the company.

INTRODUCTION 今回のニュースレターでは、2022 年 2 ⽉の破産倒産法関連の主なアップデートについて取り扱ってい ます。最⾼裁判所（＝SC）、会社法上訴審判所（＝NCLAT）、会社法審判所（＝NCLT）にて下された 重要な判決についてまとめました。 1) NCLT CAN ENTERTAIN PETITION RELATED TO PERSONAL GUARANTEES OF CORPORATE DEBTOR, EVEN IF THE CORPORATE DEBTOR WAS ADMITTED INTO CORPORATE INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION PROCESS AND RESOLUTION PLAN IS APPROVED Matter: State Bank of India v. Savita Gowda Order date: 20 January 2022 Summary: Sharon Bio-Medicine Ltd. （＝Sharon Bio-Med）に対して会社破産処理⼿続（＝CIRP）が開始され、 NCLT にて再建計画が承認されました。

今回のニュースレターでは、2022 年１⽉の破産倒産法関連の主なアップデートについて取り扱ってい ます。最⾼裁判所（＝SC）、会社法上訴審判所（＝NCLAT）、会社法審判所（＝NCLT）にて下された 重要な判決についてまとめました。 1) ADVANCE EXTENDED BY A DIRECTOR TO THE COMPANY IS A FINANCIAL DEBT Matter: Mrs. Jayanthi G. Ravi v. Chemizol Additives Pvt. Ltd. Order dated: 03 January 2022 Summary: 本件は、Chemizol Additives Pvt. Ltd. （＝Chemizol）の元取締役である Jayanthi G. Ravi （＝債権者） が、Chemizol への融資を巡り、破産⼿続きの開始を NCLT に求めたものです。NCLT は、融資⾦額が⾦ 融債務であるか否かが明確でないという理由で、申⽴てを棄却しました。Chemizol と債権者の間にロー ン契約が存在せず、取締役会や株主の事前承認が得られていないことも論点の 1 つでした。当該 NCLT の命令に対して、異議が唱えられました。

A pizza boss has been handed an eight-year director disqualification for failing to maintain adequate records to explain how a £50,000 bounceback loan was used.

Recent conflicting judgments of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the High Courts had given rise to ambiguity regarding the jurisdiction of NCLT vis-à-vis personal guarantors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code).

We have summarized the key judgments passed by the Supreme Court (SC), High Court (HC), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), and the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT). Please see below the summary of the relevant regulatory developments. 1) ADVANCE EXTENDED BY A DIRECTOR TO THE COMPANY IS A FINANCIAL DEBT Matter: Mrs. Jayanthi G. Ravi v. Chemizol Additives Pvt. Ltd. Order dated: 03 January 2022 Summary: In the present case, Mrs. Jayanthi G. Ravi (Creditor), a former director of Chemizol Additives Pvt. Ltd.